
1888 Philadelphia Athletics season
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The 1888 Philadelphia Athletics
finished with a 81-52 record and finished in third place in the American Association
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Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)
The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional baseball team, one of six charter members of the American Association, a 19th-century major league, which began play in 1882 as a rival to the National League. The other teams were the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Eclipse of...
finished with a 81-52 record and finished in third place in the American Association
American Association (19th century)
The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
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Roster
| 1888 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 66 | 254 | 62 | .244 | 1 | 31 | |
| 2B | 134 | 535 | 143 | .267 | 0 | 80 | |
| 3B | 111 | 456 | 135 | .296 | 6 | 83 | |
| OF | 130 | 530 | 152 | .287 | 9 | 65 | |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 161 | 25 | .155 | 0 | 12 | |
| 28 | 112 | 31 | .277 | 1 | 19 | |
| 23 | 92 | 18 | .196 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 1 | |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 518.2 | 35 | 19 | 2.01 | 272 | |
| 26 | 221 | 15 | 10 | 3.38 | 80 | |
| 4 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2.61 | 16 | |
| 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2.86 | 19 | |
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |

